Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-22
The HOLIDAY RECESS
The senate Endulges In .
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1 ~1-AI4& NANENG , tGH1tU4&HNs WNtHE va
ndoptsa. instraetine the COMMITTEES q
privileges and elecliuns TO inquire INF
the expsdiencg of ths adoptfon hT thl
senate, for ths Nafdanee cf The exaer
tfge1 OF the several states, 81 q fern Q
eEesentials uf eleeiion q United STAT
nsmators.
Hr. Morgan frum The committse q
foreign relations reported resuiueioI
dtFeefin0 the secretary of state TO fur
niah copies o. eli eorTegpendunce viii
he Mexican eoTsTument ainee Jannar,
1855 FespactinR fhe We'll and EmAdfi
claims, also % state Whaa snOunt "a
besn paid b. Mexfoo nndaR thh euuRen
tiou for ne adluziaens AZ ulaimA III
amsunt disfsih1tsE. ths aaeunt nndis
tsihuted and the Feasan for uithhuIdinr
The same. Adopted.
Senator Voorhees, introduned 4 bilI e
submit 20 the conrf CT claims. for edin
diestion the tits of Wih. Mof7arfshan
10 ths ElneRat interests o. Nnnhq Pa.
noche GFa1de ID California.
Tbs fesolution offered yestsrday by
MF. Rntiaf. for lhs app0inimaut Of q as
leet p0mmittee OF ave 10 iapsstiQste the
condition Of ahe ave civilized tribes OF
Indians. waa adopted.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Beak On
the l2th instant, directing tue postoftice
Committee % inquire into the adxisa-
biiitg OF reducing the rate cf letter post
aRs 20 ons cent wa transferred to that
eommittee.
The Davis bill. to amend the Law con
ceFuing the commission Of fish aud Ash
cries which pFoEidas for the appoint
nseut By fha presiaenf Of man Of
scientific and practicai Acquaintance
With Ash aud fisheries, as e0mmission-
er. a. a salary Of 5000, such person not
10 hold any other Unlled STATES OF eiate
ofhos, was passsd.
HOLIDAY RnCnss TALE,
Mr.. AIlison called up the holiday re-
oesa resolution and moved its adoption.
Mr. Plumb thonght thRt there was no
reason Why congress should sdioarn for
The holidays. BE referred to Ar. Pneh'a
lesoiution that congress Ehonld nos ad.
IonFn until some disposition Of the
treasury sRrplua vas made, and be said
that be did nRree wiih the pTeaident,s
statement that the responabiiity og non
sation ii the matter Of the surplus
would rest with congress-. The primary
EEWMLIG1A
treasury rested With the president, who
lotally disregarde1 the law whioh re-
Iuired hsm 20 spend the Surplus IN she
purchase Of the neti0nal debt, Tie
president IL bis message Quilted 50
'tAte that the last congresa passed law
requiring him 70 pay ei0.000O0o |
mouth Ia The discharge % she public
iebs, and that the president had pat |
hat bill Ia bis pocket, thus preventing |
Is becoming a Law. The secretary Of |
be treasury was today dcposfting $i0,- |
e0.000 OF the alleged surplus with tia |
rational banks 10 be loanea ta the pso
lie 6t such rates as their necessities |
Iompel them TO pay. The bonds Of the /
United States could be purchased ht q /
ata which would yield 81 per osnt.,
nd yet instead of using part OF the 1
nTplus for that puzpose II was given 20 /
be national banks 20 be uscd for their /
lFoiit. Tha rresident has forgotten \
hat the river and harboK bill, which ap- /
lEopriated $l40,0o0,o 600. had failed, not /
lecausa Of any lack Of action sf con-
ress. Thedelioiency bill, covering ovar
SOC, COO, had also failed at the last ses-
ion because OF the neglect Of toe Demo-
ratio majority in the house of repre-
aud these two sums would |
ave made very comfortable addition
0 the current funGs Of the people.
NEvxR DID AGREE.
Hs lPlumb) usver did agree With the
Republican policy OF the treasury do
artEAent, brt that policy was not un-
er auspicign OF being undnlg inhR-
need by New York banks. Jusi as fast
9 theEe Was 9 surplus OF $io,000, 900 in
be treasury undsF the Republican sd.
It bad been put out IN the
is8hArge Of the obligation Of the Unit.
q States. IL never hadbeen put ont
fteF consolation Witb the officers of
be New York bank. Toe troubie with
be pzegent adminiatraficn vas thai Il
iad no eye to anything except what ~
sssl1t 70 che bsh king interest Of New
lork City. He presumed that She aa-
ournment resolution wonld paaa bat
e believed Il would not be With Q fair
egard 70 pablie interests.
Beck said that such recess wse usual
nd be did not see why the ssnate
bonid 90 into q discussion uf the CREST
Ientss policy uhed they bad all Of neSl
car before them, bat tbeKe were some
ltktk3 N1t1b NasA aL14 uNrtta1AIa "
be senator from Kansas. BE had not
old the country that the policy Of the
ispubliean party BY imposing sad |
unreasonable high taxation
lad prodncsd the treasury enrpiua sad
bat the saTe party vas determined =
old Il there OF TO waste u Ia euch
ohemes as The Republican party miRhi
lesiEe. The eenator had not told the
icuniFy that The Repubiican party bad
. adjusted the aebfs Of the United
,tates that they eoald not be paid With
be money thua bfoaght By high taxa
ion into tne treasury unisss zach pge-
minus were paid to the hsne kolderH IS
hey lniRht demand. The policy Of the
party had postponed tbs
,8yment Of $250, Geo 900 of debt till 1891
md OF S74 OO0,00 tiH 1907. The pfesl-
isns bad pstd eyefg doliar Of the 3 per
isn't. bynd8 taat wefe payable without
,asinQ the pfemiaEs which TIE bond /
! Idsrs might sea Al 20 ssk. TIE Dem
,crAtic party headed By tbs president
vas endeavoTing 70 Fs1u1e taxes 20 that
10 large a surplus should not eaose into I
ne treasury. al thst tke president hs6 /
aid vas thaa q w8g nos proper thing /
'cr ths ascsetsry of tbe treasury % pay /
li30 or e150 for every 500 Of the pab- |
70 debt, and ttas il was Tie datg os |
,onxress 20 Fednse the taxAtian Of tbs /
people to point tnas there Would not |
De s sarplns,
M DoLFu's petition.
Mr. Dolph argued thst il lhs pFopsF
appropriations were nsds for givess
md hsFhors. pubic bnildlnzs. coast iine |
dsaeadant pansi1nsTs, e.
Of AnsFican coEImeFca
md ths NieaIagsan caEsi ihsre Eouis !
b. no surplus in iks tfeasnKy.
AF. Vest ssid in refefer0a 80 wbst be !
sailed Sir. Delph's soiioltads fer laid |
re up the American marine, thas there |
vas bill pendina 10 behalf Of ths BED
Star line of steamships from Rhiiadel-
pkia, 3 line owned entirely By AmeFicsn
given tea privilege Of sailing
under the Amsn1an h3e 80 |
srdsx 20 carry Is q f0feies ports. and
thai nos one Rsp1biican senator wo7id
rec ra his vote 10 f&scs Of fha1 Dill.
Tie SsnatnF fEoa Oregon. with ah his
soli1itude for tae AEzeslr1n raafius,
wseid Res yets foR &, and watR b..
causs the kspR5liean eDators did 1ot
pr5pcas % make a break IL taa sclid
compaeg which taeY bad made VIII
Tie pr tecta3 Industries u fhe country
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